Relationship Between Religion And Spirituality

Spiritual assessment and care of a patient at each medical or psychiatric appointment is an essential aspect of providing adequate care by all NPs. To be able to do so, NP must understand that spirituality and religiosity are not synonymous. Unlike the concept of religion, which defined by the online Oxford dictionary (2017) as “The belief in a worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods,” spirituality holds various definitions depending on whom you ask. According to Taylor (2002; who credits Reed [1992]) “…spirituality refers to that part of being human that seeks meaningfulness through intra-, inter-, and transpersonal connection (p. 10). Therefore, rapport with each

For health care providers to deliver the best holistic care that patients deserve, a thorough spiritual assessment must be included during their care. With more research showing a relationship between supporting a patient’s spirituality with their health and ability to cope with illness, it is now a requirement of organizations to include a spiritual assessment to maintain accreditation with The Joint Commission. The minimum required of a spiritual assessment by The Joint Commission is to determine the patient’s religion and

This article addresses 30 clinicians who are American Counseling Association (ACA) members view on the importance and their frequency of engagement in clinical behaviors in addressing spiritual/religious issues in counseling. One clear theme that emerged from the data was that the counselors tended not explicitly address spiritual or religious issues. Cashwell et al., (2013) questions why spiritual and religious behaviors are

The mental health field has a heritage of 100 years of ignoring and pathologizing spiritual experiences and religion (Lukoff, 2000). In 1994, a new diagnostic category called “Religious or Spiritual Problem” was introduced in the DSM–IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association). For the first time, there is acknowledgement of distressing religious and spiritual experiences as nonpathological problems. As a co-author of the new category, Lukoff and Turner (1995) indicated that adequate training is not proved by most graduate programs and internship sites to prepare them to deal with religion and spirituality issues.

In this paper, I will be writing about spirituality and religion. I will be referring to the textbook called, “Religious and Spiritual Aspects of Human Service Practice” written by James W. Ellor, F. Ellen Netting, and Jane M. Thibault (1999). This paper will include comparing and contrasting concepts of spirituality and religion, summarizing the influence of religious groups in human service development, and influence of religion on the historical development of clinical practice. Additionally, I will discuss the relationship between public policy and religion in the United States. To conclude, I will reflect on the implications of being a helping services professional.

As time passes, the field of health care continually expands and advances. When thinking back to the way health care was portrayed a few decades ago, healing pertained only to the correct administration of medical treatment and scientific interventions. However, it is now clear that spirituality relates to positive health results. In fact, society as a whole is more spiritually diverse now than ever before. Accordingly, health care associates must recognize that providing the highest level of patient care involves understanding different worldviews. By addressing these issues, it is possible to deliver spiritually fulfilling and respectful care for patients with varying religious beliefs.

From the beginning of human existence, religion and spirituality have played immense, critical roles in the lives of people and the functionings of our society. In our world today, the conflict in religious forces combined with the conflict in spiritual forces depict both our confusion and our yearning to connect with divine forces and influence the people around us for good. Organized Religion and spirituality both provide their own unique, important influences and opportunities to individuals and our society. Each have their own set of benefits and detriments and analyzing these are growingly essential to our world because people choose to participate in one or the other or both and

Healthcare professional should maintain professional when providing support to patients. Sickness and disease increase individuals’ spiritual needs. Patients are faced with many questions when they are sick. Questions such as these, "Why me?" "What did do?" "Why now?" and "What will happen to my family if I die?" All these and other questions go inside the mind of patients and add to their increased anxiety and fear. Most of these issues are not in the list of physical and medical assessment by the healthcare team. A troubled mind causes harm that can manifest in various spiritual problems and can affect physical healing. An increase mental stress leads to increased blood pressure, depression, anxiety, hopelessness, doubt, guilt, and fear. If spiritual problems are not addressed, then it would jeopardize healing and recovery for both physical and mental conditions. No one can predict how spirituality is related to health, though it seems that the body mind and spirit are all connected. When suffers, the other suffers. Research has shown that there is a connection between beliefs and sense of wellbeing. Positive views, comfort, and strengths received from religion, prayers, and meditations assist to the welfare of an individual and may promote

Many people would like their religious standings to be discussed and respected by their psychiatrists. Psychiatrists should be aware of their patient’s religious beliefs as it could prove to be applicable to the mental illness itself.

“Spirituality and religion has been identified as an essential component in care for those who are seriously ill and/or dying.” Social workers need to be able to respond appropriately to the needs of all service to users who depends on their spirituality to live day by day. Culturally competent practice depends on an understanding and appreciation of the impact of faith and belief. Social workers need to be open to various religious, spiritual and non-spiritual or secular individual views. Some people seek help from their spiritual healer instead of going to see a doctor. “Many medical and social care professionals feel uncomfortable discussing religious and spiritual beliefs with patients, and therefore do not address this critical component

Of more than 850 studies that have examined the relationship between religious involvement and various aspects of mental health, “more than two-thirds have found that people adapt to stress better if they’re religious” (Creagan, 2001, p. 77). Psychologists Dr. Kenneth Pargament recognizes that “Religious coping can play a number of valuable roles in the lives of people. It can help people hold on to a sense of meaning in the face of events that may seem to make little sense at all. It can instill a sense of connection to something greater than oneself in the midst of situations that tend to separate us from each other. It can support and strengthen us when we are feeling at our weakest. And it can help us transform our most fundamental values and visions in life when old sources of significance are lost or no longer viable. Part of the power of religious coping lies in the fact that it can help meet the diverse needs of people facing very different problems in very different environments” (Anderson, 2003, p. 221). Studies have found that patients with religious-based coping strategies are less likely to have depression (Duke Medical Center), lower distress after transplant surgery (University of Minnesota), and lower blood pressure (Dr. Andrew Sherwood and colleagues) (Anderson, 2003, p. 222). Again, another study concluded

I am a positive instrument of change in my family, work, and community. I will utilize the talent that I have gathered and pass it along to my subordinates. I will also participate in all activities of my personal life with energy, purpose and gratitude. I will make sure that my workplace is productive and positive. I will approach my job with energy and passion.

Throughout history mental health has always been an area that needs more attention shown to it. There has been many perspectives about what the role of spirituality would play in mental health and physical health within the history of time. Some believe that religious beliefs leads to mental illness. (Ellis, 1980, p. 5) Try to avoid a doctrinal system through which you are dogmatically convinced that you absolutely must devote yourself to the one, only, right, and unerring deity.... Otherwise, in my view as a psychotherapist, you most probably are headed for emotional trouble. (Ellis, 2002, p. 365). Mental health professional’s such as a therapist or psychologist can only give advice to their patients from the knowledge they have received in

How people get involve in society is one of the issue that is interesting to observe, because there are multiple factors that influence this kind of behavior. One important aspect of society is political participation and which are the variables that make a person to get involve in political decision. One of this influences might be spiritual life or how the people relate with a superior force and how that impact in political participation. It is important to have present that when we talk regarding spiritual life is a concept broad than religion, because spiritual life focuses on the belief in a superior force, instead religion focuses on follow a series of norms.

For many people, religion and spirituality plays a huge part of their life. In other people, religion and spirituality is not a part of their life at all. In gothic literature, religion and spirituality are usually either very present in a work, or not present at all. In some cases, the lack of religion and spirituality affect the outcome of the story. In other cases, the character’s immense beliefs in religion and spirituality can also drastically affect the outcome of the story. In the movie, The Conjuring, the lack of religion in the family drastically affects the mother and her soul. In the story, “Good Country People,” the belief of religion in the mother and the disbelief of religion in Hulga affects the outcome of the story. In the story “Hell House,” the questions about spirituality affects the outcome of the story. In the story, “The Amityville Horror,” the opinions of a church affect the outcome of the story.